Chris Brown’s “not working on negativity” anymore. Instead, the Grammy-nominated hothead says he’s turning to Jesus and Michael Jackson for inspiration to help get him through his latest public display of douchebaggery: Sunday’s parking lot scuffle with Frank Ocean. However, Brown may also need his lawyer. Reuters reports that Ocean…
It’s bigger than hip hop. No, really, EDM might just be. According to Dancing Astronaut, EDM is making so much money, an estimated $4 billion worldwide last year, that some heavyweights have banded together to create the Association for Electronic Music, an advocacy and lobbying body that, like, PLUR and…
Transformed by her time behind bars, Kat Stacks (née Andrea Herrera) has apparently become a social activist. Freed three weeks ago from a Louisiana immigration detention center after being locked up for over 24 months, the Miami-Dade resident, Venezuelan native, notorious supergroupie, and former Tootsie’s Cabaret stripper claims to have…
Case of the Mondays? At least you’re not being ridiculed by 50 Cent on social media for crashing a $300,000 Rolls Royce into a building on your birthday after a failed attempt on your life. The G-Unit capo thinks that Rick Ross’ early-morning brush with death was little more than…
Unknown gunmen blasted at the Bawse. And he crashed his Rolls. As Crossfade already noted, Rick Ross celebrated his birthday last night at South Beach nightlub LIV and then he took the party to Fort Lauderdale’s Floridian Restaurant, where he became the target of an apparent assassination attempt. But now…
Did you feel that sonic wave burst through the city this weekend? It felt like some kind of tween-wave terror bomb, but it was just the collective scream of every hopeful heart in the tri-county area. Justin Bieber brought his swaggy self to the American Airlines Arena, and the kids…
Forget a big booty ho. All Rick Ross wants for his birthday are some goddamn answers. The b-day Bawse — Ross turns 37 today — and an unidentified female companion were allegedly heading east on Las Olas Boulevard at around 5 a.m. this morning near 15th Avenue in Fort Lauderdale,…
Go ramblin’ with the Gambler on a boat! Or as Kenny Rogers himself might croon: “On a warm summer’s evenin’ on a huge ship bound for paradise …” The Country Music Cruise has announced its maiden voyage and initial lineup, including Rogers, Vince Gill, and a dozen other high-seas high…
All passengers looking for a dope-ass ride to the heart of the dance floor, please proceed to the gate. Luis Crucet might be one of the friendliest faces among Miami’s up-and-coming DJs and producers, and he’s got a new treat for everyone who’s ever supported his funky yet aggressive style…
It’d been a while since Chris Brown acted up. But it’s Grammy season, and that means Breezy’s in fight mode! According to TMZ, Brown allegedly “jumped” R&B crooner Frank Ocean last night outside of Westlake Studio in Los Angeles after the Grammy-nominated Odd Future crewman reportedly blocked Breezy from exiting…
The week has ended. And as always, there’s tons of solid live music goin’ down. For the first time in months, local indie outfit Plains and friends are crashing Churchill’s Pub. Or if you’d rather “party,” go meet quintessentially MIA dance-pop duo Afrobeta at The Stage. Of course, that ain’t…
Who’s noticed Justin Bieber acting like a gaping, fully grown asshole for, like, the last 332 days? OMG, sooo hot. On March 1, 2012, the boy with the beautiful bowl cut who once sang “Baby” turned 18, officially becoming a mature ‘n’ sexy man. But just being recognized as a…
While looking through Bad Girl Ri Ri’s Instagram gallery, we came to the conclusion that Def Jam’s Barbadian princess should just be real and change her name to #Rijuana. This chick don’t need to wait till 4:20. She just wakes and bakes while dressed in some expensive lingerie. Or an…
“What happens on the ship stays on the ship!” Those are the rules of Groove Cruise, according to founder Jason Beukema. And today, for the ninth straight year, electronic dance music fanatics and so-called “exotic destination experience junkies” will be sailing out to sea in pursuit of EDM epicness and…
Modern musical romance is tough. We’ve got Taylor Swift dating the whole world and putting their faults on blast. We’ve got Katy Perry and Ke$ha teaching us the ways of meaningless, drunken sex. Then we’ve got Drake and Lil Wayne blabbing all about having a kept woman, perpetually sprawled out…
Miami’s nightlife scene is moribund. It’s hard to argue otherwise, especially if you witnessed its growth during the last decade. What happened was originality and vitality got replaced by velvet ropes and bottle service. But Poplife and Off the Radar are hoping to change that sad fact. The two entities…
If it’s true that the electronic dance music industry is male dominated, with women facing unfair challenges, then aspiring female artists couldn’t choose a greater role model than Ellen Allien. As a DJ-producer, Allien has been at the forefront of the Berlin techno scene pretty much since the wall came…
Just when you thought the party couldn’t get any better, Ultra Music Festival has announced its Phase 2 lineup. So let’s not bother with the formalities. Here’s who’s been added: Alesso, Benny Benassi, Dirty South, Dog Blood (Boys Noize & Skrillex), Eric Prydz, Fedde Le Grand, Hardwell, Loco Dice, Lucian,…
Does South Beach need another hotel ultra-lounge? Probably not. That’s not stopping the EMM Group, the company behind hotspots like Tenjune and Catch Roof in New York, from trying.SL Miami, the South Beach outpost of the Meatpacking District lounge of the same name, is bring its high-end nightlife experience to…
Rick Ross is having a party! The Grammy-nominated Maybach Music Group guru and Wingstop franchisee will attend Sunday service at LIV, celebrating his 37th birthday with a Bawse party. Unlike normal folks’ birthdays, where overindulging on ice-cream cake and Wild Turkey is both the highlight and sad reality check that…
Ultra Music Festival loves theatrics. We’re all sitting here, biting our nails to find out about Phase 2 lineup. And finally … Today is the day! UMF organizers are happy to announce the addition of Afrojack and Hardwell to the list of headliners performing at this year’s Ultra Europe in…
Maybach Music recording artist and Rick Ross protégé Meek Mill just can’t escape the heat. And we’re not talkin’ poolside piña colada. Or spicy jambalaya. We’re refering to a big ol’ bloody slab of ol’ fashioned beef. And if Mill doesn’t watch his step, he might veer off the fast…
